Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-05

MOB LAW.


Citizens of Louisville. KY, Deterir rs. ~
Take the Law Into Their own nanus
ana Hang the Negro Assai1ants OF jennie
Bowman-HeId at Bay by the Ponce anu
Militia.
IoUIsyILLE. XIV, April 29.-4 A. M.-At
an early hour a large crowd mac gatne.eo
on the streets leading to the Jan, IL Deing
rumored that an organized effort wouio Do
made tn lynch the negroes, Patterson and
Turner. The crowd seen last night wero
without leaders, and after making two al
tempts to break through the police hnes,
thew gradually dispersed. 1t was KNOWN,
however. that a meeting OF business men
was to be held with view to eHectlng an
organization, and that an attempt would
probably be made to get into the JAN at
later hour.
TN TO a. m. the Main street merchants
mob had not materialized. a lew LII
utes before three o'clock, however. mes.
sengers rushed into City Hall station and
announced that the mob were coming.
Officers inside the station rushed through
the lower corridors of the interior OF the
Jail. and Chief Whallen and MS
lieutenants threw Gordon OF
police across Jefferson street east OF
Sixth, In front of the advancing mon.
which numbered about three hundred
of more or less prominence. Inc mop
continued to advance, and forced the pc.
lice back gradually until they reached
the corner of Sixth and Jefferson streets,
ffty feet from the jail door.
Here the police were reinforced,
and making a stand while the mob were
bringing up battering rams and toois tney
had secured at neighboring blacksmith
shop, succeeded in again forming their
m0m6ntarY
tage offered by the delay in getting the
tools to the front, charged the mob ana
drove them down Jefferson street, clear
ing the Sixth street crossing.
Colonel Whallen succeeded in getting
two of the leaders of the mob into the
station-house, and this had demora1zing
effect. The mob, followed by the police,
retreated half square until Opposite the
courthouse when several shots were
fred. The police fell back to the corner
of Sixth street, and then threw out
strong double line across Jefferson street.
Up to this hour no further attempt has
been made.
LOUISVILLE, KY. April 29.-The follow.
has been sent to Gov. Knott:
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 29-F'rom the repre-
sensations made to me by the CHIEF OF ponce
and the jailer, there is imminent danger OF 90
nestle violence and bloodshed. growing out OIL
out the militia reserve here concur In the
opinion and place the facts before you for
action. The crisis may be reached tonight.
[Signedl WIN. L. JACKSON.
Judge OF the Jefferson Circuit Court.
Governor Knott, in response to the call
made upon him by Judge Jackson, this
afternoon issued a proclamation OF in
structlons to the militia to obey such or
ders as they should receive from the
proper sources, and the Louisville Legion
was at once ordered to assemble at their
armory. A strong detail was soon placed
in charge of the Jail, with instructions to
protect it from the rioters at all hazards,
but to act only on the most urgent neces-
sity and in conformity with official in
structions.
Late this afternoon the mayor issued
the following proclamation:
MAYORS OFFICE, LOUISVILLE, KY, April
29-To the People of Louisville: 1t is my duty
as mayor to enjoin upon the people the neces-
sity for preserving order and maintaining the
majesty of the law. most diabolical crime
has been committed in our city, but the law
must lnf1ict the punishment. A riot is more
dangerous to good government than any in
divdual criminal. Lynch law subverts every
principle of law and attacks our very civilian
ton.
I, therefore, in the discharge Of my duty, re.
quest every citizen to remain at home tonight
and to avoid all gatherings, and caution par
ents not to permit their children to go in the
streets, as their presence increases the number
and adds to the excitement. must and will
discharge my duty to uphold the law and to
preserve good order, and command all riotous
assemblages to dispense p. B. REED, Mayor.
While the mayor was inditing the
above the first movement looking to an
organization Of the exasperated people,
who openly and on all sides advocated
lynching, was being made. In response to
notice, which had been distributed among
the thousands who rushed to the Jail at
the alarm at midday, given to order the
members Of the militia to report for duty,
about 500 men gathered in front of Lieder-
kranz Hall, on Market street. The 1ani-
tor refused them admission to the
endeavoring to dispense them,-
when Dr. Barry, a we'll known physician
of the city, mounted a barrel on the sideU
walk and addressed them He said that
since the brutal crime of Patterson and
Turner, none of our women and children
felt any security, and that while he was
opposed to mob law there was nothing to
be done in this case but to lynch the negro
fends. The law hao again uand again
failed to punish murderers. They had
been sent to the penitentiary when they
should have been hung. The lawyers de-
Tended blood-stained criminals whom
they knew to be guilty. II this crime
was not atoned for chance would be
missed to set terrible example to the
hundreds of idle, worthless and thieving
negroes who infested the alleys and slums
OF the city. The doctor was cheered at
frequent intervals.
While he was speaking Major Kinney
leading criminal lawyer, passed through
the crowd. A number of the men stopped
him and then, surrounding him, de-
manded in an excited manner why he de-
Tended men whom he knew to be GRIM
inals. The major commenced to explain
and expostulate, declaring that he had
never acted as attorney for man whom
he believed to be guilty. He was
never more earnest or eloquent in
his life, and breathed heavy
sigh Of relief when he slipped out of that
throng. The doctor resumed his remarks,
and the meeting adjourned to hail near
by, where the names of about one hundred
citizens, whose sentiments were known
and who, it is believed, would join any or
ganiZed effort to lynch the negroes, were
selected. Other speeches were made, and
1T was determined to meet at ten o'clock
tomorrow at the court house. These men
appeared to be in dead earnest, and
trouble, probably bloodshed, is looked fol
tomorrow.
To Have Electric Lights.
WASHINGTON, April 29-The Treasury
Department is gradually Introducing the
electric light into the public buildings.
Under its contract when the New York
post Office was lighted with gas the annu-
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